Causes of urinary tract infection in dogs

1. Dogs hold urine for too long. Do not let dogs hold urine for more than 12 hours. Make sure to go out twice a day for convenience.
2. Bacterial urinary tract infection caused by moisture. It is easy to get this problem during the rainy season or when the hair on the dog’s belly is always moist.
3. Dogs eating spicy food can also cause urinary tract infections.
4. Urinary tract infection caused by kidney problems.

Sources of urinary tract infection

1. Upper urinary tract infection refers to pyelonephritis
2. Lower urinary tract infection includes urethritis and cystitis.
3. Pyelonephritis is divided into acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis.

Symptoms of urinary tract infection in dogs

Dog urinary tract infections generally include difficulty urinating, frequent urination, incontinence of urination, swelling of the urinary opening, painful urination, pus-like material in the urine, etc. Symptoms appear.

Treatment methods for dog urinary tract infection

You can try to use 1%-2% alum solution, 0.02% nitrofurazone solution, 2.5% boric acid solution, 0.1% Reifonol solution, or 0.5% Urinary tract irrigation is performed with tannic acid solution 2 times a day. For dogs with severe urinary tract infections, urinary tract disinfectants, sulfonamides and antibiotics can be used in conjunction. Furantandine, 6 mg per kilogram of body weight, taken orally, 2 to 3 times a day; methenamine, 300 mg to 400 mg taken orally, 2 times a day.